Osaka: Hiroshima & Miyajima Must-See Day Trip

Firstly, make sure you are ready for a big day - approx 14hrs. I found the communication from the operator excellent prior to our departure, where to meet and remember, they run on a tight time schedule and you cannot be late. Trains in Japan run exactly on-time, so there is no room for a minute or two being late. We were greeted by our guide at the meeting point who then accompanied us to the next station to our connection for the bullet train - what a great experience. At the end destination from the train, we were greeted by our guide for the day and stepped on our bus for an hour drive to the ferry to Miyajima, which we were advised to go to right side for the best view (along with everyone else !!) From the ferry we followed our guide, we made our way to the Itsukushima Shrine with many stops in-between and then left to wander around by ourselves for approx 1.5hrs to enjoy this amazing place and see Deer who were a bit persistent. A place we'd love to go back and spend some more time. Again, remember this tour is on a time limit and being late is not an option. Next stop was Hiroshima Peace Memorial; felt we were a little rushed but there is so much to see and absorb - the museum was so busy and crowded we probably didn't fully appreciate the whole experience and have put on the list for next time to spend more time. Overall, the tour was a great overview and would recommend if you have a short time in the area and trying to experience as much as you can. Tip: we were lucky there was only 15 on our tour and not sure whether we would of enjoyed if we had a full tour group, not against the guide, it is more keeping that many people together and hearing what is being said. Overall - enjoyable and recommend.

Would recommend this tour especially for those visiting Japan for the first time. Having a guide to follow (especially as you navigate the transport system) was super helpful & Taeko, our tour guide, was really friendly and polite. She was very accommodating and it was very touching to hear her stories about her own family's experience at Hiroshima. Overall, this was a well organised. Thank you again Taeko for being a great tour guide.

This tour is awesome! It was well worth it. My brother and I enjoyed this tour on 1st of October 2025. Mr. Takeshi is very informative and actually take time. He engage with us all the time by asking questions. Money well spent!

Would recomende this tour to anyone!!! Well explained and taken the exact time required to one serve and take in all the surrounds.

Although a long day, it was extremely rewarding and a sobering experience. Yuko was amazing. A local , who lives and breathes Hiroshima. The trip is worth it.

Amazing experience. Our tour guide Mayumi was excellent. She is a daughter of Atomic bomb survivor and the stories she told us were very moving. Would recommend this tour!!

They took care of us from start to finish. Had a great local guide who took us to the places and gave great information.

his was an amazing experience and we learned so much history on the tragedy of the bombing of Hiroshima. Well worth the time. It was nice for us to have a human experience connected with the history we learn in school

This was a very good trip. I had planned this mainly for Hiroshima, however the island was a real treat, we enjoyed it a lot! The guides were very nice and did a great job!

This is a group tour so it lacks the flexibility of a private guide. We enjoyed it all, although I would have distributed the time more away from Miyajima and toward Hiroshima. The later being the primary focus of the day it should have received the bulk of the time. We did appreciate the seat reservations on the bullet train. We have had other tours that provided only unreserved seating with poor results. It is a long day but well worth it.